Table 3.

Factors associated with intention to leave among health workers in North Gondar zone primary hospitals, 2017(n=382).

Variables	Category	Intention to leave		COR (95%CI)	AOR (95%CI)
		Yes	No
Age in years
	20-29	201	77	3.07(1.28, 9.40)	3.96(1.04,15.07) ∗
	30-39	41	26	1.86(0.76, 6.66)	2.73(0.78, 9.64)
	≥40	17	20	1	1
Performance appraisal
	Satisfied	73	65	1	1
	Unsatisfied	186	58	2.86(1.83, 4.46)	2.97(1.64,5.36) ∗
Educational opportunity
	Yes	53	34	1	1
	No	206	89	1.49(0.90, 2.44)	1.38(0.71, 2.68)
Recognition & reward
	Satisfied	69	44	1	1
	Unsatisfied	190	79	1.53(0.97, 2.43)	0.89(0.49, 1.61)
Family arrangement
	Living with family	69	55	1	1
	Living out of family	190	68	2.23(1.42, 3.49)	1.73(1.23, 3.02) ∗
Salary (USD)
	≤ 112	82	37	0.79(0.44, 1.40)	0.99(0.40, 2.44)
	113-146	35	33	0.38(0.20, 0.71)	0.43(0.19, 0.95) ∗
	147-189	63	25	0.89(0.47, 1.68)	1.13(0.43, 2.96)
	≥190	79	28	1	1
Supportive supervision
	Satisfied	93	57	1	1
	Unsatisfied	166	66	1.54(0.99, 2.38)	1.11(0.61, 1.98)
Continuous commitment
	High	110	65	1	1
	Low	149	58	1.52(0.99, 2.34)	1.45(0.85, 2.46)
Normative commitment
	High	141	54	1	1
	Low	118	69	0.66(0.43, 1.01)	0.96(0.55, 1.65)
Affective commitment
	High	155	100	1	1
	Low	104	23	2.92(1.74, 4.89)	3.12(1.64,5.92) ∗
Opportunity of other job
	Yes	146	41	2.58(1.65, 4.04)	2.04(1.21,3.45) ∗
	No	113	82	1	1
Experiences in years
	≤2	81	24	1	1
	3-5	104	56	0.55(0.31, 0.96)	0.90(0.45, 1.79)
	≥6	74	43	0.51(0.28, 0.92)	1.41(0.45, 4.43)

∗Significant at P-value <0.05, USD: United States Dollar, CI: confidence interval, COR: Crude Odds Ratio, and AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio.